Tag: Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan’s 2019 Auto Reform Bill includes unconstitutional car insurance changes

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Car insurance - Law - Gavel

The state’s Supreme Court has ruled against a component of the bill that brought changes to benefits. The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that part of the car insurance changes from the 2019 Auto Reform Bill that has been making headlines for the last four years is actually unconstitutional. About 18,000 patients experienced reduced benefits as a result of the changes in the bill. The car insurance changes have been heavily discussed and debated over the last four years, particularly in terms of decreased reimbursements for catastrophic care, cutting into…

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Michigan auto insurance $400 refunds will arrive by May 9

H. Cutner
Michigan auto insurance - Refunds

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that drivers in the state will receive the money by spring. The much-awaited Michigan auto insurance refunds will be headed to driver mailboxes before May 9, according to a recent announcement from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS). The refund checks for $400 will be headed to motorist mailboxes by this spring. The Michigan auto insurance checks will be issued by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA). Whitmer and the DIFS chose February 1, National Auto Insurance Day, to issue…

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Michigan auto insurance reform cuts injured driver fee by 55 percent

G. Turner
Michigan auto insurance reform - car accident

The MCCA intends to reduce its assessment for certain drivers with no-fault reform law implementation. New Michigan auto insurance reform will reduce injured driver fee as of July of next year with the implementation of new law. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association will be cutting down assessments for some motorists. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (M.C.C.A.) intends to cut back its assessment for motorists who keep up unlimited medical coverage for injuries in car crashes. This reduction will take the assessment down from $220 to $100 per vehicle and it…

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